GOALS 2011!

On the last day of 2010, I decided to sit down and write down my goals for the coming year. For the coming year, I am hoping that there will be some good things happening for Stephen and I. We will be celebrating our 6th Anniversary. I have two work trips planned (and hopefully my last two work trips). I am hoping to make progress with DORS. But... I need to set some new goals that I can keep working towards.

Goal #1: Lose weight - Although this was also a goal from last year, I lost 20 lbs. last year. I need to lose a little more weight to make those three clicks at Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey in October. I also need to do this for my own health. After Sandy's death this year, my health is becoming my number one priority. She died too soon and it was more than avoidable.

Goal #2: Enroll in ASL classes - With my hearing bottoming out faster than I can keep up, the recommendation of one of the technology gurus working with DORS was to enroll in ASL.

Goal #3: Blog more - Since I've been working for Dan and Company, I write all the time. But, I have neglected blogging. This is the kind of writing that I enjoy doing. So, my goal is to write more.

I'll post more goals tomorrow! :)

I know it has been awhile...

For the first time in months, I have discovered a few moments to sit down and write on my blog. I've finished all my work for the day and just get to sit back and enjoy the day. I did want to post two photos. The first is a photo of Snowmagedon mailbox. The second is the same mailbox this summer. Jane says the transformation is cool. I don't see it. But, it is a neat comparison.

Our Crew! Squirrel Hunting

CapTel

This week, I finally finished my evaluation for assisted technology. It was recommended that DORS purchase a CapTel phone for my use. For those of you who don't know anything about CapTel, it is a phone that provides captions for phone calls. My hearing is getting dramatically worse and that was one of a few recommendations that they made to make my life a little easier. I look forward to finding out if I qualify. If I don't, I can still qualify for a free phone through a program set up for progressive hearing loss patients.

Boooooooooomer!

Just when I had given up on seeing Boomer on his back listening to music, I came into the bedroom today to find his using my pjs as a bed and listening to music that Ty cat obviously turned on for him. These cats are so spoiled.

Go To Sleep, Little Ty

The sleeping kitten is our third cat, Ty. Ty has mastered turning my alarm clock on... well turning the Nature Sounds mode on. He turns the sounds on, goes onto the bed, flips onto his back, and THEN... Sleeps. The green plaid things are Stephen's Sleep Pants. The purple is my nightgown.

OMG! ANTS!

Saw our mailperson come towards our door today. When J. went out to greet her, she stated J. HAD to come see our mailbox. We had hundreds of ants all over the box. And the mail-lady stated, in the last stops, EIGHT of us had these ants (out of 12). J. immediately came in and got me. The photos don't show it clearly, but we had ants, ant eggs, ant feces, and the like all over the box. J. immediate grabbed the hose and WHOOOSH. Goodbye floating ants.